News: Rise Against Announce Summer Tour With Killswitch Engage, letlive.

Posted by admin on Apr 6, 2015 in Latest, News, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

It might get loud this summer: Chicago-based punk outfit Rise Against have announced a month-long headlining tour in continuing support of their seventh studio album The Black Market, beginning in their hometown on July 17 and concluding in Denver, CO in mid-August. They’re pulling no sonic punches, bringing metal rebels Killswitch Engage and letlive. along for the ride. The tour is scheduled to make 19 stops throughout the United States and Canada, including a July 29 appearance at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD.

The full list of dates can be found below, along with a video preview of what to expect when the foursome rolls through your town. Tickets aren’t on sale until later this week, but in the meantime you can hit the relevant links to connect with Rise Against (Facebook | Twitter |Official Site), Killswitch Engage (Facebook | Twitter | Official Site) and letlive. (Facebook | Twitter | Official Site).

AltFreq Weekly Planner (4/5/15-4/8/15)

Posted by admin on Apr 5, 2015 in Featured, Latest, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Thursdays for the “Weekend Planner” where we’ll cover the most important 72 hours of the week.

Festival Frequencies: The Six Festivals That Should Kick Off Your Summer

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Featured, Latest, Noise | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

While music festival scheduling has expanded to encompass just about the entire calendar year, summer is still the true peak of “festival season.” Days are getting longer, the air is getting warmer, and before you know it your jeans and jackets will be relegated to a dark corner of your closet in favor of booty shorts and pasties – er, t-shirts and shorts.

If you’re looking to start the summer off right, you may want to start planning a late May or early June getaway. That’s where we come in; read on for a quick rundown of AltFreq’s can’t-miss early summer festivals.

Weekend Warm-Up No. 15: Metalcore Edition

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Featured, Noise, Weekend Warm-Ups | 0 comments

–Words and list by Mike Hogan

I’ve been on a bit of a roll with metalcore this week (you can blame August Burns Red for that one). It’s seen me revisiting the genre, and listening to some of my favorite albums, whether old and new. As we prepare to begin our weekend, I figure there’s no better way to get pumped than some good ol’ breakdowns and ridiculous guitar work.

So here are 10 tracks that’ll get any circle pit started, almost all from bands that you can go out and see live right now. Enjoy, and as always let us know what you think; we’d love to hear what songs you would have chosen for this playlist!

News: Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre to Feature Chris Hardwick, Reggie Watts + More

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Latest, News, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

In just over two months more than a hundred thousand people will flock from around the world to a field in the middle of Tennessee, braving broiling temperatures and Billy Joel fans* to spend a weekend at one of the world’s largest and best known music festivals. As you may know, there’s far more to Bonnaroo than just the music. Hell, their website promises “Melt-in-your-mouth eats,” “Outrageous nightly parades,” and even something called “Splash-A-Roo And The Big-Ass Waterslide.”

On April Fool’s Day (we swear it’s not a joke), the festival announced the lineup for perhaps their largest non-music offering: The Comedy Theatre. Television host and Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, bandleader and oddball extraordinaire Reggie Watts, and guy who seems to only appear on Comedy Central Roasts Jeff Ross top a solid list of stand-up comics appearing at Bonnaroo 2015.

News: Front Porch Step Addresses Child Molestation Accusations, Sorta

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in News | 0 comments

Singer/song writer/pedophile Front Porch Step wrote a lengthy diatribe addressing recent allegations that he sexually assaulted and molested several underage women. Highlights include claiming that it is as much the fault of the girls he was texting, how excited he was that women – while it is not necessarily my position to take such liberties as a journalist, I will presume he’s speaking about underage ones – were calling him hot and sexy, and so on.

It’s long, it’s poorly thought out, and it is most definitely cringe-worthy. We’ve included a transcript of the post below, but honestly, I can’t even say it’s worth the read.

Review: Hecq – Mare Nostrum

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Latest, News, Noise | 0 comments

–Written by Evan Witten

On Mare Nostrum, film composer and general tuneweaver Ben Lukas Boysen (the sole mind behind Hecq) takes you to Barcelona, Spain to discover the haunting beauty of the world’s 9th largest super computer. Using field recordings of the glass-ensconced monolith – which finds its home inside an old chapel – Hecq creates a four track, 60 minute masterpiece. The glitch work of his past is only amplified by Mare Nostrum’s own organic blips and whirs. His use of space in the sound design makes this a wonderful work of art, as man and machine come together.

In Case You Missed It: August Burns Red – Rescue & Restore

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

-Written by Mike Hogan

Earlier this week, veteran metalcore act, August Burns Red, announced that they would be releasing their next album on June 30th, which is truly excellent news if this album maintains the momentum the band picked up during Rescue & Restore, their most recent release. Oddly enough, while Rescue & Restore has been the band’s best performing album to date, for one reason or another, it never quite grew out of the shadow cast by their 2007 release, Messengers. I have to say though, I can understand how thing happened, Messengers really shook up the metalcore scene when it came out 8 years it. It brought the technicality of the genre up to never before seen levels; it introduced a new formula to metalcore, one that would perpetuate the genre’s sound to years to come.

News: All Good Rounds Out Lineup, Continues Partnership With Believe In Music

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2015 in Latest, News, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

Music has long possessed the ability to bring people together and enable positive change in society, and this year attendees to the 18th All Good Music Festival will experience just that. The festival – set for July 9-11 – announced today the addition of the Believe In Music stage, continuing their partnership with the Baltimore non-profit that strives to promote creativity and self-awareness through music in underprivileged communities.

The stage will have its home in the campground area of the festival grounds, and will host performances from newly announced acts Big Something, ELM, B-Side Shuffle, Drop Electric, Fletcher’s Grove, Grand Ole Ditch, Tabasco Bustelo, and Second Self.

AltFreq Weekend Planner (4/2/15-4/4/15)

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2015 in Featured, Latest, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Sundays for our “Weekly Planner,” where we’ll cover the remaining four days of the week.